Article on picky eaters

[pegkerr]

Thanks to prunesnprisms for the link to this article.

Researchers examined the eating habits of 5,390 pairs of twins between 8 and 11 years old and found children’s aversions to trying new foods are mostly inherited.

The message to parents: It’s not your cooking, it’s your genes.

The study, led by Dr. Lucy Cooke of the department of epidemiology and public health at University College London, was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in August. Dr. Cooke and others in the field believe it is the first to use a standard scale to investigate the contribution of genetics and environment to childhood neophobia.

According to the report, 78 percent is genetic and the other 22 percent environmental.

Hmm. Genetic causes....golly gee, do ya think the girls inherit their pickiness from me or might it possibly be from Rob?[/sarcasm]

I set up a syndicated feed to the the blog mentioned in the article, gastrokid.com (gastrokid), written by an editor of Bon Appetit who has a kid who is a picker eater.

Comments

[buttonlass.livejournal.com]

I thought of you, or more appropriately, your family immediately when I saw this. I can't imagine you have any idea what they're talking about.:)

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

The funny thing is that I lunch with an LJer who also reads Peg's journal, and I started reading the article aloud AFTER I sent the link. And he said "You should send that link to pegkerr. Sounds like her kids."

Peg, you may not know who you write the journal for, but some of us do love to read about you and your family, ups, and downs, and all of it. There is a lot of caring for all of you out there, if my office is any indication.

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

As I said when I read about this in another LJ: One nice thing about adopting kids is that no one can blame your genes.

Picky eaters

[mizzlaurajean.livejournal.com]

I just heard about this lady and her cookbook and I thought of you and your family.


http://www.deceptivelydelicious.com/site/

Re: Picky eaters

[cryptaknight.livejournal.com]

Heh, I was just about to ask Peg if she'd heard of this (it's by Jerry Seinfeld's wife, btw). It's getting tricky to get a hold of a copy, though- they didn't print enough to meet demand, so the books are on backorder, at least at my bookstore.

[heinous_bitca.livejournal.com]

I was linked this today in another forum area and it made me think of you, Peg. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxT5NwQUtVM

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, that's just great. I roared. I'm cross-posting.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

"Genetic causes..."

Didn't K already determine that at least one of them was a supertaster?

B

[http://users.livejournal.com/anam_cara_/]

Supertasters and possible food neophobes? No wonder she can't win!